Posts belonging to Category Dog stories'

Some dogs you just can’t get over missing them, even years after they are gone. It may happen when walking by a simple spot, that you shared a moment. Or a day she ran past you to to warn you of a huge rattlesnake on the trail just ahead. Could have been a moment on […]

It is that time of the year to really check around your dog kennel for bee nests. As the weather gets cold the bees are very active and very irritable. Last year at this time I went out to do some sled dog training with the ATV. The sun was just hitting the kennel. I […]

We recently had our second rattlesnake in the kennel and thought I might write a little on snakes in your kennel. Over the years I have had around 12 dogs bitten. One way to avoid snake bites is to add to your chain link kennel, a finer screening around the outside bottom of the kennel itself. […]

Thank God I have such good neighbors, the closest being about a 1/4 mile down the road, the next a 1/2 mile. The tiny town of Callahan(pop.52) is about 1 and 1/2 miles downsteam, surounded by mountains. Many of the town fo;ks have told me that one of their favorite time of the year […]

A Boy Named Sue! I have young, male dog that I am becoming especially fond of, and his name is Sue! You may be asking, “Why would anyone name their male dog Sue?” Well, this is, “The rest of the story.”

Dog Blog Musher: One of Those Mornings I wake up to that sound that no musher wants to wake up to, the alarm of the kennel exploding with barking yapping and overall pandemonium. One of the dogs is probably running loose after it had a quick link unscrewed or a snap was […]

DOG BLOG MUSHER, #4 THE WONDER OF IT ALL Years ago, the first sled dog team I had comprised of a mixed breed of Siberian/Malamute. The first two leaders I had were a mother daughter combination; Snowy and Sheagra. Sheagra had a litter that made up my first team. Two of […]

Sunset Magazine Article Dog Blog Musher: #2 The Day Everything Changed. Growing up with a German Shorthair hunting dog, I learned well of the unconditional love of a dog. Later in life, I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to witness our canine buddies in a completely different venue, “Dog Mushing.” When […]

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“Song of the Runners” book by Pat Campbell

“Song of the Runners” is based on an actual 220 mile sled dog race. A unique insight of the thoughts and emotions that both man and dogs share while out on the trail. The story is written in the voices of Pat, (dog driver) and Casper, (lead dog). What starts out as a simple story about a dog sled race, soon becomes something much more. To order the book go to Amazon,com books. For your Kindle just go to Kindle.com and for your smart phone, i-pad and computer go to Createspace apps. For your personalized, signed copy, directly send us a check or money order to Pat Campbell. PO BOX 452 Etna, CA. 96014
The book is now available throughout Siskiyou County at the "Book Village" in Mount Shasta, "Scott Valley Feed" in both Yreka and Scott Valley, the "Etna Hardware Store" and the "Callahan Emporium"